It’s time to put down your phone!
The average person checks his phone 352 times a day. I did the math. Assuming we sleep eight hours a day, this means we are looking at our phones once every three minutes for the other 16 hours of the day.
And this is a problem. At the root of sexual addiction is an intimacy disorder. The solution isn’t to text more but to talk more. Be present with those around you. We need to adopt the attitude of the early church. Paul wrote, “We loved you so much that we shared with you the Good News, and our very lives” (1 Thessalonians 2:18).
The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety. It is connection. And that won’t happen if you are messing with your phone every three minutes of every day.
Recovery Step: Put down your phone. Seek real connection with God and others.
Author: Mark Denison
Mark and Beth Denison, married for 36 years, launched There’s Still Hope as a national movement to call men and women into lives of sexual integrity. Their ministry offers 90-day recovery plans for addicts and one-on-one and group coaching for addicts and their spouses. TSH also produces resources for pastors and churches to confront the porn epidemic that is destroying so many lives.
Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for over 30 years, NBA chaplain, and board chairman at Houston Baptist University three times. With a Master’s Degree in Addiction Recovery, Mark is a certified PSAP and active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Mark has written four books on recovery: Porn in the Pew, 365 Days to Sexual Integrity, A 90-Day Recovery Guide, and 40 Days to Porn-Free Living. His latest book, Jesus on the 12 Steps, will be released later this year.
